
André De Shields On Living With His Shadow
Death, Sex & Money
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I've Had a Lymphoma Since 19 80
Andrea was clinically diagnosed in 19 91, but he had noticed signs of it way before that. The doctor on set told andrea they would have to remove and buy opse a lymph node, but he refused. By the time i returned from paris, which is april 81, it's gone. In retrospect, i now understand those were the antibodies showing up in my system, trying to fight this foreign invasion. And once they lost the battle, it was nothing they could do.
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